Devprayag Tehsil Population, Caste, Religion Data - Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand

Devprayag Tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district has a total population of 94,441 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 44,782 are males while 49,659 are females. In 2011 there were a total 22,310 families residing in Devprayag Tehsil. The Average Sex Ratio of Devprayag Tehsil is 1,109.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 3.9% people live in Urban areas while 96.1% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 87.3% while that in rural areas is 75.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Devprayag Tehsil is 833 while that of Rural areas is 1,122.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Devprayag Tehsil is 11981 which is 13% of the total population. There are 6333 male children and 5648 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Devprayag Tehsil is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,109 ) of Devprayag Tehsil.

The total literacy rate of Devprayag Tehsil is 75.72%. The male literacy rate is 76.6% and the female literacy rate is 56.66% in Devprayag Tehsil.

Population
94,441
Literacy
75.72%
Sex Ratio
1,109

To facilitate the administration, Devprayag Tehsil is further divided into 2 towns and 378 villages.

Devprayag Tehsil Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Devprayag Tehsil.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 11,981 6,333 5,648
Literacy 75.72% 76.6% 56.66%
Scheduled Caste 17,407 8,550 8,857
Scheduled Tribe 164 97 67
Illiterate 32,001 10,480 21,521

Caste-wise Population - Devprayag Tehsil

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Devprayag Tehsil of Uttarakhand.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 17,407 8,550 8,857
Schedule Tribe 164 97 67

Religion-wise Population - Devprayag Tehsil

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 93,532 (99.04%) 44,082 49,450
Muslim 788 (0.83%) 625 163
Christian 45 (0.05%) 29 16
Sikh 17 (0.02%) 13 4
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 56 (0.06%) 31 25

Literacy Rate - Devprayag Tehsil

Average literacy rate of Devprayag Tehsil in 2011 were 75.72% in which, male and female literacy were 89.21% and 63.93% respectively. Total literate in Devprayag Tehsil were 62,440 of which male and female were 34,302 and 28,138 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Devprayag Tehsil

The Sex Ratio of Devprayag Tehsil is 1,109 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,109 females in Devprayag Tehsil. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,109 ) of Devprayag Tehsil.


Child Population - Devprayag Tehsil

According to Census 2011, there were 11,981 children between age 0 to 6 years in Devprayag Tehsil. Out of which 6,333 were male while 5,648 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Devprayag Tehsil

As per Census 2011, there are a total 913 families under Devprayag Tehsil living in urban areas while 913 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 3.9% of total population of Devprayag Tehsil lives in Urban areas while 96.1% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 383 while that in rural regions is 11,598.

Total Urban Rural
Population 94,441 3,669 90,772
Children (0 - 6 years) 11,981 383 11,598
Schedule Caste 17,407 653 16,754
Schedule Tribe 164 2 162
Literacy 75.72% 87.34% 75.24%
Sex Ratio 1,109 833 1,122

Working Population - Devprayag Tehsil

In Devprayag Tehsil out of total population, 43,707 were engaged in work activities. 67.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,707 workers engaged in Main Work, 18,783 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 397 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 29,401 15,407 13,994
Cultivators 18,783 6,553 12,230
Agriculture Labourer 397 200 197
Household Industries 316 243 73
Other Workers 9,905 8,411 1,494
Marginal Workers 14,306 5,627 8,679
Non Working 50,734 23,748 26,986

Nearby Tehsils from Devprayag Tehsil

Below is the list of Tehsils near Devprayag Tehsil in Tehri Garhwal district.


Devprayag Tehsil Map


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